Platter, Buffalo

Item Number: P213
Item Shape:  Platter
Pattern Name:  Buffalo
Dimensions:  L 18.5″, W 15.75″
Date:  c. 1795-1805
Maker: Attributed to the Cambrian Pottery
Maker’s Mark: Painted Workman’s Mark Description:
An earthenware platter printed in blue underglaze with the Buffalo, also known as Boy on a Buffalo pattern . The border consists of a combination of geometric shapes composed of triangles. The maker of this pattern is unknown but some attribute the pattern to the Cambrian Pottery, Swansea based on the rosette maker’s mark. See Robert Copeland, Spode’s Willow Pattern and Other Designs after the Chinese, p. 114 for a similar example.
Condition:  Very Good. Two small chips to the rim have been professionally restored.